Wednesday, October 15, 2014

So. Ebola paid a visit to Ohio, too.

Judge Jenkins isn't responsible for the infection of any health care workers. There are now two young women, one on her way to a wedding, now infected. That is statistically is not a coincidence. There was something wrong with the response at the hospital.

Judge Jenkins is a good and decent man that carries the people of Dallas in his heart. He strives to be as perfect in his protection of people as possible, but, he doesn't set policy regarding Ebola. At this point, however, he is the only one that seems to be doing that.

The Judge in writing the law stating those exposed may not travel until cleared of any infective state is correct in doing so and I am sure he doesn't need anyone to tell him that. My concern is rather simple. While he can limit the travel in Dallas, it doesn't apply to Ohio. 

This is now an inter-state and not an intra-city problem. There needs to be a federal response including someone at the President's Cabinet that is writing policy. It is now a federal problem.

President Obama is becoming a juggler of priorities with both a threat in the Middle East and the actual threat at home regarding Ebola. This is not a good situation for the country.

"Frontier Airlines" is based in Colorado. Now it is the FAA that has to examine it's authority in acting to prevent the spread of disease. The FAA has no personnel to address this. The policies have to come from the Executive Branch only there is no one there to write policies including that of airlines. There has to be a central authority that understands the dynamics of Ebola and it's potential.

At this point, considering Mr. Duncan came from West Africa and the potential for wider spread of the virus is a potential with jet flight, maybe the WHO has overriding authority. If nothing else the WHO could present a protocol that would apply to end the spread of the virus.

The WHO is probably the most expedient at this point. The American people need to demand a Surgeon General.